Show Family Orchard Pays I If Given Proper Care By Owner By Prof J C Ho enson Extension Service A family orchard is a n payin paying proposition for practically every farm if f the trees are arc properly cared for Fruit raised at home should be fresher and cheaper than that purchased from some other mans man's farm or from a fruit stand Any of If the common fruits will grow suc successfully in all nIl of the low low- lower lower low lower er counties including apples pears peaches apricots plums cherries and grapes rapes also small fruits such as strawberries rasp rasp- berries raspberries dewberries blackberries I gooseberries and the various kinds kind of currants In the higher counties apples plums crabapples crabapple and amI tome some of the ever bearing berries do well The orchard should be planted on an- an an elevated location because late frosts often kill the fruit in inlow inlow inlow low places The best soil on the farm is none too good for the or- or orchard or orchard chard and the soil should be pre pre- prepared prepared pre prepared pared thoroughly before the trees or bushes are planted It is best to purchase trees and bushes from reliable nurseries that arc are inspected re regularly by I state officials Good trees and bushes ma may often be secured by I byI neighbors exchange from friends and neigh neigh- bors In planting it is best to remove all injured limbs and roots and make holes large enough h to allow the roots to spread out in natural position Trees and bushes respond to good treatment as well as any of the cultivated crops they will not do well or produce adequately in p poor or soil seil Apply barnyard man man- manure manure man manure ure regularly and liberally Prune both trees and bushes regularly le reg so as to provide ample wood for fruit setting The insect pests and diseases of trees bushes and fruits are numer numerous numerous I ous Control them by proper spray spra spraying in ing I IThe The Th best varieties chosen to pro provide provide vide ide fruit for the family for the I entire year should always be se- se seI looted se I See extension service cir cir- circular circular cirI circular j I cular No 43 Reliable Varieties of ol I Vegetables and Fruits for Utah |